Jorrell Lawyer-Jefferson holds both his BA in Music and his MFA in Dance with an emphasis in Choreography from Sam Houston State University. He has worked with and performed work by Tommie-Waheed Evans, Bradley Shelver, Kirven Douthit-Boyd, Omar de Jesus, Jamar Roberts, and Norbert de La Cruz III, among others. He has also worked with directors Francesca Zambello, Rob Ashford, Robert Wilson, Phelim McDermott, and Louisa Proske in performance and design roles. In 2023, Lawyer-Jefferson was appointed the first Young Artist Choreographer in the Glimmerglass Festival’s 37–year history. In January 2025, he continues his collaborative partnership with Proske, Vision into Arts, and MetLiveArts as the choreographer of Primero Sueño, a new processional opera exploring the poetry of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Lawyer-Jefferson specializes in both linear narrative and non-narrative work, emphasizing connection through contemporary partnering and improvisatory technologies. Lawyer-Jefferson is currently a company member with Saint Louis Dance Theatre and regularly teaches, collaborates, and creates in the St. Louis, Missouri area.